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Reduction in Membrane Phosphatidylglycerol Content Leads to Daptomycin Resistance in Bacillus subtilis      
Yazarlar
Hachmann Anna Barbara
Prof. Dr. Elif SEVİM Prof. Dr. Elif SEVİM
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ahmed Gaballa
Popham Daniel P
Haike Antelmann
Helmann John
Özet
Daptomycin (DAP) is a cyclic lipopeptide that disrupts the functional integrity of the cell membranes of Gram-positive bacteria in a Ca 2+-dependent manner. Here we present genetic, genomic, and phenotypic analyses of an evolved DAP-resistant isolate, Dap R1, from the model bacterium Bacillus subtilis 168. Dap R1 was obtained by serial passages with increasing DAP concentrations, is 30-fold more resistant than the parent strain, and displays cross-resistance to vancomycin, moenomycin, and bacitracin. Dap R1 is characterized by aberrant septum placement, notably thickened peptidoglycan at the cell poles, and pleiotropic alterations at both the transcriptome and proteome levels. Genome sequencing of Dap R1 revealed 44 point mutations, 31 of which change protein sequences. An intermediate isolate that was 20-fold more resistant to DAP than the wild type had only three of these point mutations: mutations affecting the cell shape modulator gene mreB, the stringent response gene relA, and the phosphatidylglycerol synthase gene pgsA. Genetic reconstruction studies indicated that the pgsA(A64V) allele is primarily responsible for DAP resistance. Allelic replacement with wild-type pgsA restored DAP sensitivity to wild-type levels. The additional point mutations in the evolved strain may contribute further to DAP resistance, serve to compensate for the deleterious effects of altered membrane composition, or represent neutral changes. These results suggest a resistance mechanism by which reduced levels of phosphatidylglycerol decrease the net negative charge of the membrane, thereby weakening interaction with the positively charged Ca 2+-DAP complex. Copyright © 2011, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Dergi ISSN 0066-4804
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 08-2011
Cilt No 55
Sayı 9
Sayfalar 4326 / 4337
Doi Numarası 10.1128/AAC.01819-10
Makale Linki http://aac.asm.org/cgi/doi/10.1128/AAC.01819-10